Research on the use of microarray patches (MAPs) has progressed at an unprecedented rate over the years, leading to the development of many novel drug delivery systems. As the technology approaches patients, there are several key aspects that ought to be addressed in order to facilitate the smooth translation of MAPs from bench to bedside. One integral factor includes the choice of devices and packaging for the storage of MAPs. In the current work, a slide-and-seal box, MAP-box, was developed for the storage of dissolving MAPs, using fused-deposition modelling. The device has been designed to act as a pill-box for MAPs not only to provide protection for MAPs from the environment, but also to improve patient’s adherence to treatment. The overall design of the MAP-box was simple, yet offers the capability of sealing and protecting dissolving MAPs up to 30 days. Donepezil HCl was formulated into a dissolvable MAP, which was used to treat dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. This compound was used as a model formulation to evaluate the utility of the 3D printed MAP-box when placed under three storage conditions: 5 °C and ambient humidity, 25 °C and 65% relative humidity and 40 °C and 75% relative humidity. It was shown that the slide-and-seal box was able to confer protection to MAPs for up to 30 days under accelerated stability study conditions as the drug loading, mechanical properties and insertion properties of MAPs remained unaffected when compared to the unpackaged MAPs stored under these same parameters. These preliminary data provide evidence that the MAP-box prototype may be of great utility for the storage of single or multiple MAPs. Nevertheless, future work will be needed to evaluate their patient usability and its application to different types of MAP systems to fully validate the overall robustness of the prototype.


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    Titel :

    MAP-box: a novel, low-cost and easy-to-fabricate 3D-printed box for the storage and transportation of dissolving microneedle array patches



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2024-01-01


    Anmerkungen:

    Anjani , Q K , Cárcamo-Martínez , Á , Wardoyo , L A H , Moreno-Castellanos , N , Sabri , A H B , Larrañeta , E & Donnelly , R F 2024 , ' MAP-box: a novel, low-cost and easy-to-fabricate 3D-printed box for the storage and transportation of dissolving microneedle array patches ' , Drug Delivery and Translational Research , vol. 14 , pp. 208-222 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-023-01393-w



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



    Klassifikation :

    DDC:    629



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